Customer Gains with Reduced Service Calls and Field Complaints

The air compressors manufactures - Arempee Compressors were using metallic gaskets to seal the valve plate assembly to cylinder head in top block assembly of the compressors. However, the metallic gaskets do not create 100% sealing between mating surfaces and are expensive which cause field complaints of air and oil leakage. Loctite 596 silicone gasketing compounds help them to solve this problem. They covers surface imperfections and seal potential leak paths which create 100% sealing between mating flanges. The field complaints of sealing failures were eliminated - creating further savings in servicing costs for Arempee.

Outperforms PTFE Tapes & Copper Washer
A leading manufacturer of CNC machines used PTFE tapes to seal the threaded joints at the oil filter inlet and outlet manifold. But the PTFE tapes shredded while assembling, some of these shreds get into the system and the customer was receiving field complaints of oil filter being blocked with shreds of PTFE tapes. Loctite 542 anaerobic thread sealant designed to seal fine threads was recommended for this application. It gave 100% sealing of threads - filling the thread imperfections and gaps and creating a leak proof joint thus creating additional savings in costs.